Sandra Simmons
Round Rock,TX
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with 8 years experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Central Texas Periodontics
Pflugerville, Texas
06.2018 - Current
- Prepared 15 rooms for patient treatment daily. Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, handing Implants and mixing bone graft, membrane materials surgical site.
- Documented 15 patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy and applying lead aprons.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
- Supported dentists during procedures to restore Implants with temporary crowns, Implant placements and AOX, All on four surgeries.
- Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
- Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons
- Scheduled appointments, took payments and made sure capacity of schedule was 95%.
Dental Assistant
Family Tree Dental Group
Round Rock, Texas
02.2014 - 06.2018
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and procedures endo, Invisagline, Implant and oral surgery.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Used Dentrix to document and maintain patient information and health background.
- Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
Salesperson
Charlotte Russe
Round Rock, TX
04.2010 - 11.2010
- Assisted customers
- Maintained accountability of funds
- Organized and stocked product
- Handled incoming and outgoing merchandise
- Prepared and organized store
Warehouse clerk
Army Central Issue
Schweinfurt, Germany
01.2006 - 04.2006
- Issued uniforms and equipment to soldiers
- Communicated with teammates and supervisors to maintain smooth operations and quickly handle any issues impacting warehouse operations or customer satisfaction.
- Checked packages and merchandise for damage and notified vendors.
- Alternated goods in inventory by observing first-in and first-out approach to keep shelves organized and properly stocked.
Salesperson
Dm Drogerie Market
Viernheim, Germany
09.2001 - 03.2005
- Worked to build relationships with customers and built potential for additional sales.
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Engaged customers in social conversations to create pleasant and easy shopping experience.
- Listened to clients and introduced solutions to satisfy business and personal needs.
- Informed customers of current store promotions to encourage additional sales purchases.
- Displayed merchandise by arranging in appealing ways to boost sales.
- Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change and storing coupons.
- Asked open-ended questions to determine needs and assisted customers in selecting appropriate merchandise.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers.
- Managed customer from initial contact to closing with attention to detail to build loyalty.
- Approached browsing customers to initiate conversations to determine buying preferences.
- Refunded payments for returned items, processed exchanges and offered store credit to achieve customer satisfaction.
- Logged reports, expenses, receipts and sales documents into digital database.
- Forged and nurtured impactful relationships with customers to cultivate loyalty.
Hairdresser/Body
Trade School
Lampertheim, Germany
09.2000 - 08.2001
- Kept work areas, tools and equipment clean and properly sanitized to minimize disease transfer and health risk of shared environment.
- Shampooed, conditioned and rinsed guests' hair using salon-exclusive products while educating clients on product benefits to increase product sales.
- Built strong and lasting rapport with clients through consistent delivery of requested services and exceptional results.
- Supported reception desk, receiving phone calls, entering appointments and collecting payments for services rendered.
- Educated clients about products and self-maintenance for healthy hair based on needs and preferences.
- Trimmed, cut and shaped hair and hairpieces based on customer preference.
- Assessed customer hair texture, treatment history and desired outcome to determine services required.
- Suggested treatments and styles to suit customer appearance and fashion choices.
- Styled hair for large events such as annual fashion shows and special hair expos.
Education
RDA - Dental Assisting
Dental Genius Assisting School
Liberty Hill 12.2013
Graduate, Ausbildung - Retail Trade Merchant
Vocational School
Lampertheim06.2004
Certificate - Hair Stylist/Body Care
Trade School
Weinheim 08.2001
GED -
Alexander Von Humboldt School
Viernheim06.2000
Skills
- Instrument Tray Preparation
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Taking Medical and Dental Histories
- Patient Care Standards
- Preliminary Impressions
- Advising and Educating Patients
- Medical Charting
- Emergency Dental Care
- Oral Health Assessments
- Lab cases check in and out
- Critical Thinking
- Digital Radiographs
- Data Verification
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Dental Staff Assis
- Patient Schedule Management
- Taking X-Rays
- Cement Removal
- Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC)
- Nitrous Oxide
- Periodontics and Endodontics
- High-Volume Environments
- Local anesthetic proficiency
- Oral surgery
- Chronic disease management
- Case management
- Patient Assessments
- Dental radiography
- Medical Records Management
- Electronic Charting
- Infection control proficiency
- Dental appliance fabrication
Country of Citizenship
Dual citizenship Croatia and United States of America
Additional Information
Salary: $ 1,944 USD Bi-Weekly, Hours per Week: 36
Languages
Geman
Native or Bilingual
Croatian
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- RDA - Registered Dental Assistant
- Certified Basic life support, American Heart association - 09/2021-09/2023
- Monitoring of Oxide conscious Sedation
- HIPPA/OSHA Certified
- Dental design- E4D, 3 shape scanner,
References:
Shamica Dillard
Dental Assistant Manager, Central Texas Periodontics
Phone Number: 512-699-9928
email address: srd1103@yahoo.com
Reference Type : professional
Brittany Tibet's
Treatment Coordinator, Central Texas Periodontics
Phone Number: 512-815-5956
email address: Bbbj3307@gmail.com
Reference Type : professional
Monique Randall
Systems Administrator,The Logistics Company
Phone Number: 270-319845
email address: monique.m.randall.ctr@army.mil
Reference Type : personal
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Central Texas Periodontics
06.2018 - Current
Dental Assistant
Family Tree Dental Group
02.2014 - 06.2018
Salesperson
Charlotte Russe
04.2010 - 11.2010
Warehouse clerk
Army Central Issue
01.2006 - 04.2006
Salesperson
Dm Drogerie Market
09.2001 - 03.2005
Hairdresser/Body
Trade School
09.2000 - 08.2001
RDA - Dental Assisting
Dental Genius Assisting School
Graduate, Ausbildung - Retail Trade Merchant
Vocational School
Certificate - Hair Stylist/Body Care
Trade School
GED -
Alexander Von Humboldt School
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